US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf went to Damascus this week to open the door for engagement with the new Syrian leadership. This comes after the Assad regime collapsed on December 8. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new Syrian leader was seen as a terrorist by the US and his … Read more
Tough questions in Damascus and the region Al-Ahram, Egypt, December 13 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent developments in Syria, including those of the past few weeks and as recently as yesterday, are certain not to remain confined within Syrian borders. Indeed, it may not be an overstatement … Read more
Damascus: Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes early Monday, targeting former military arsenals across Syria, according to a war monitor. The latest raids hit missile bases in Battalion 107 near Zama and weapons warehouses in rural Tartus, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Earlier on Sunday evening, an Israeli jet reportedly struck radar installations … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the … Read more
Damascus: Tens of thousands of Syrians performed Friday prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s capital, Damascus, for the first time on Friday, December 13, after the fall of the regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The head of the Syrian caretaker government, Mohammed al-Bashir delivered the Friday sermon at the Umayyad Mosque. Several … Read more
Leaked documents suggest collaboration between Israel and Syria’s former defense minister on targeting Iranian positions For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Following the collapse of the Syrian regime and the reported flight of Bashar Assad to Moscow, opposition factions have taken control of Damascus. In response, Israel has launched dozens … Read more
The Israeli air force struck at least three military bases that housed dozens of helicopters and jets across Syria as Bashar al-Assad’s regime forces withdrew. דיווחים: עשרות תקיפות של חיל האוויר על בסיסי צבא ושדות תעופה של המשטר הסורי הקודם של אסד@Doron_Kadosh pic.twitter.com/jAFo2x6yf0 — גלצ (@GLZRadio) December 9, 2024 Qamishli air base in north … Read more
Syria’s ousted President, Bashar Al Assad, and members of his family arrived in Russia’s capital, Moscow, on Sunday, December 8, Russian news agency reported, citing a Kremlin source. “Assad, with his family, has arrived in Moscow. Russia, based on humanitarian considerations, has granted them asylum,” the source told TASS. According to the source, Moscow considers … Read more
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fate is currently unknown, US officials told CNN. The officials cautioned that there has been no formal assessment of Assad’s status and that his death has not been ruled out. “The emerging consensus is that is an increasingly plausible scenario,” one senior US official said to CNN. The Syrian government … Read more
The Islamic Republic of Iran began evacuating its personnel and military officials from its Quds Forces from Syria into neighboring countries such as Iraq and Lebanon, The New York Times reported late Friday, citing regional officials and three Iranian officials. The officials said that within their Quds Force, two of their top generals fled … Read more
